# NTSB UNK79X0108: Mooney M20F, N6913V, Walker Cay, Burkina Faso, December 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1978
- Place: Walker Cay, Burkina Faso · WALKER CAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK79X0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK79X0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0023  78/12/30   WALKER CAY,BAHAMA   MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N6913V              PX-  0  0  1  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6913V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6913V-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 22-1293, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781230041149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781230041149A), Dec 30, 1978: Mooney M20D, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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